A beautiful Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) on the wires along Westshore Road near Spud Point Marina this morning (15 October 2021).
Here's a close-up:
As their name suggests, Tropical Kingbirds are more common in Mexico, Central America, and South America. They are rare but regular fall vagrants to Sonoma County.
P.S. Although the pictures aren't as good, I wrote more about this species back in 2012 —
see the post called "Tropical" on 3 October 2012.
1 comment:
Thank you for sharing these photos. I've never seen them. You got some great photographs. I especially like the last one.
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